Telemedicine in postoperative follow-up of STOMa PAtients: a randomized clinical trial (the STOMPA trial)

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 107, Issue 5, 2020, Pages 509-518

  Augestad, K M ^a,b   Sneve, A M ^a   Lindsetmo, R O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH NORWAY   (Norway)

^b Columbia University Hospital ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; CARE BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSE; OUTPATIENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL STATUS; STOMA; SURGEON; TELECONSULTATION; TRAVEL; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; COLOSTOMY; COST OF ILLNESS; HOME CARE; ILEOSTOMY; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; NURSING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PROCEDURES; TIME FACTOR;

AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; COLOSTOMY; COST OF ILLNESS; FACILITIES AND SERVICES UTILIZATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOME NURSING; HUMANS; ILEOSTOMY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; PATIENT OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT READMISSION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; REMOTE CONSULTATION; SURGICAL STOMAS; TIME FACTORS; TRAVEL;

EID: 85080090960     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: 13652168     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.11491     Document Type: Article

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